The employee who gets the highest marks in performance evaluation will be promoted first. But in the case of employees who get the same marks while evaluating the performance, they will be promoted on the basis of seniority and the seniority of such employees will be determined on the following basis:-
(a) On the basis of the date of decision of appointment or promotion to the post in the existing category,
(b) If there is no separation of seniority according to Clause (a), on the basis of the date of appointment or promotion in the category below that,
(c) If the seniority is not distinguished from any of the grounds mentioned in clauses (a) and (b), on the basis of the merit order recommended by the Wadhwa Committee or the Public Service Commission. However, if the recommendation is received from the Public Service Commission on the same date of the open competition and the promotion competition, the seniority of the employee recommended from the open competition will be maintained.